Dennis Cooper

Dennis Cooper (born January 10, 1953) is an American novelist, poet, critic, editor and performance artist. He is best known for the George Miles Cycle, a series of five semi-autobiographical novels published between 1989 and 2000 and described by Tony O'Neill "as intense a dissection of human relationships and obsession that modern literature has ever attempted." Cooper is the founder and editor of Little Caesar Magazine, a punk zine, that ran between 1976 and 1982.

Dennis Cooper
Cooper in 2018
Born (1953-01-10) January 10, 1953
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • critic
  • editor
  • blogger
  • performance artist
Alma materFlintridge Preparatory School
Pasadena City College
Pitzer College
SubjectSexual fantasy, gay desire, existentialism, death, troubled teenagers, drug use, the inadequacy of language
Website
Official website
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